Self-Injury Awareness Walk this Saturday in Rochester

Wednesday

ROCHESTER — For those who have suffered from self-inflicted injury, known someone who has or who simply want to show their support, a Self-Injury Awareness Walk will be held on Saturday.

It’s Real, Let’s Heal, a self-injury awareness organization based in Rochester, will hold its annual Self-Injury Awareness Walk on Saturday. March 1 is now officially recognized as “Self-injury Awareness Day” in the state of New Hampshire.

The goal of the walk is to raise awareness and education about those who cut or harm themselves in response to personal issues and stress and to let those who suffer from it know they are cared for and loved.

Kristina and Tony Harris, who are local church youth leaders at Emmanuel Advent Christian Church, organized the group in 2010 to raise awareness about the issue and help those who are suffering.

The walk will begin at the Rochester Recreation Center, located at 150 Wakefield St.

There is no cost to attend and there will be counseling booths and guest speakers who have been effected by, or have overcome, self-injury. There will also be free T-shirts for the first 200 walkers.

Registration will begin at noon, speakers at 12:30 p.m. and the walk will begin by 1 p.m.

Participants are encouraged to wear orange and draw hearts on their hands.

For more information on It’s Real, Let’s Heal visit their website at www.itsrealletsheal.org or find them on Facebook.

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